![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Musick's monument; or, A remembrancer of the best practical musick, both divine, and civil, that has ever been known, to have been in the world. : Divided into three parts. The first part, shews a necessity of singing psalms well, in parachial churches, or not to sing at all; directing, how they may be well sung, certainly; by two several ways, or means; with an assurance of perpetual national-quire; and also shewing, how cathedral musick, may be much improved, and refined. The second part, Treats of the noble lute, (the best of instruments) now made easie; and all its occult-locked-up-secrets plainly laid open, never before discovered; ... directing the most ample way, for the use of the Theorboe, from off the note, in confort, &c. ... In the third part, the generous viol, in its rightest use, is treated upon; ... - Mace, Thomas, d. 1709? Frontis. portrait (plate) of Thomas Mace signed: Hen. Cook pinx. W. Faithorne sculp Keywords: Music; Music; Church music; Lute; Stringed instruments; Viol Downloads: 835 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The dancing-master: or, Directions for dancing country dances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin - Playford, Henry, b. 1657 Includes tunes followed by directions for each dance Keywords: Country-dances; Dance music; Dance; Violin music Downloads: 501 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Scots musical museum in six volumes : consisting of six hundred Scots songs with proper basses for the piano forte &c. - Johnson, James, ca. 1750-1811 Paged continuously. Engraved throughout Keywords: Songs, Scots; Ballads, Scots; Folk songs, Scots Downloads: 501 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | [A composite music volume : containing Country dances selected as perform'd at court and all publick assemblies and entertainments Part 1 & 2, and Caledonian country dances being a collection of all the celebrated Scotch and English country dances now in vogue, with proper directions to each dance.] - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 459 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Popular music of the olden time. A collection of ancient songs, ballads, and dance tunes ... with short introductions to the different reigns, and notices of the airs from writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Also a short account of the minstrels ... - Chappell, William, F.S.A P. xv misbound Downloads: 437 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Popular songs of Scotland with their appropriate melodies - Graham, G. F. (George Farquhar), 1789-1867 For voice and piano Keywords: Songs, English Downloads: 374 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Klers' violin repository of dance music : comprising reels, strathspeys, hornpipes, country dances, quadrilles, waltzes &c. Violin solo Downloads: 346 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Scotish minstrel : a selection from the vocal melodies of Scotland, ancient and modern - Smith, Robert Archibald, 1780-1829 Title vignettes Keywords: Ballads, Scots; Songs, Scottish; Folk songs, Scots Downloads: 330 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Songs of Scotland - Graham, G. F. (George Farquhar), 1789-1867 For voice and piano Keywords: Folk songs, English; Folk songs, English Downloads: 303 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Illustrations of the lyric poetry and music of Scotland ... originally compiled to accompany the "Scots musical museum" [by James Johnson] and now published separately, with additional notes and illustrations - Stenhouse, William SCO Downloads: 296 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The minstrelsy of Ireland : 200 Irish songs, adapted to their traditional airs - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 284 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Calliope, or, English harmony : a collection of the most celebrated English and Scots songs neatly engrav'd and embelish'd with designs adapted to the subject of each song taken from the compositions of the best masters in the most correct manner with the thorough bass and transpositions for the flute (proper for all teachers scholars and lovers of musick printed on a fine paper on each side which renders the undertaking more compleat than any thing of the kind ever publish'd Mostly for high voice and continuo (some for 2 voices & continuo); part for flute (i.e. recorder) at end of each song Keywords: Songs (High voice) with continuo; Songs, English Downloads: 282 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Klers' violin repository of dance music : comprising reels, strathspeys, hornpipes, country dances, quadrilles, waltzes &c. - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Violin solo Downloads: 278 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | A collection of songs Reissued in London in 1775 under the title: 'The buck's bottle campanion: .. With about two hundred toasts and sentiments' Downloads: 259 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The shamrock; a collection of Irish songs ... - Weekes, of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane SCO Downloads: 244 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Cantus, songs and fancies, to three, four, or five parts, both apt for voices and viols With a brief introduction to musick. As is taught in the musick-school of Aberdeen - Forbes, John, d. 1675, comp Imprint of original: Printed in Aberdeen : by Iohn Forbes, and are to be sold at his printing-house above the meal-market at the sign of the Tovvns-Armes, 1682 Keywords: Songs, English Downloads: 243 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Aird's selection of Scotch, English, Irish, and foreign airs : adapted to the fife, violin, or German-flute - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 226 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Wood's edition of the songs of Scotland : adapted to their appropriate melodies - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 215 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Scots musical museum. : Consisting of six hundred Scots songs with proper basses for the piano forte. Humbly dedicated to the Catch Club instituted at Edinr. June 1771. - Johnson, James, ca. 1750-1811 Burns contributed 184 songs, wrote most of the prefaces to the different volumes, and may be said to have edited the work. The arrangements of the airs were prepared chiefly by Stephen Clarke. Cf. Dict. nat. biog., v. 30, p. 16 Keywords: Songs, Scots; Ballads, Scots Downloads: 214 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Scots musical museum in six volumes : consisting of six hundred Scots songs with proper basses for the piano forte &c. - Johnson, James, ca. 1750-1811 Paged continuously. Engraved throughout Keywords: Songs, Scots; Ballads, Scots; Folk songs, Scots Downloads: 199 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Scotish minstrel : a selection from the vocal melodies of Scotland, ancient and modern - Smith, Robert Archibald, 1780-1829 Title vignettes Keywords: Ballads, Scots; Songs, Scottish; Folk songs, Scots Downloads: 196 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | A collection of original Scotch-tunes : (full of the highland-humours) for the violin: being the first of this kind yet printed: most of them being in the compass of the flute - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Original published 1700 : London : Printed by William Pearson, for Henry Playford, 1700 Downloads: 195 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Orpheus Caledonius: or, A collection of Scots songs. - Thomson, William, fl.1695-1753 Dedication signed: William Thomson Keywords: Songs, Scottish Downloads: 193 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | [A composite music volume : containing The flute player's pocket companion ... Part 1[-3], and Macleod's collection of airs, marches, waltzes & rondos ... No. 1[-3], and Edinburgh repository of music containing the most select English, Scottish & Irish airs, reels, strathspeys &c ... Vol. 1[-3]] - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 192 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Memoirs of the Royal Artillery Band: its origin, history and progress. An account of the rise of military music in England. With ... illustrations [including portraits.] - Farmer, Henry George, 1882-1965 Bequeathed by Alexander Wood Inglis of Glencorse (1854-1929) 1929 Downloads: 191 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Ancient music of Ireland from the Petrie collection : arranged for the pianoforte / by F. Hoffman - Hoffmann, F No texts to the melodies included Keywords: Folk songs, Irish, Arranged; Folk music, Arranged; Music, Irish; Piano music Downloads: 187 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Songs of Scotland - Graham, G. F. (George Farquhar), 1789-1867 For voice and piano Keywords: Folk songs, English; Folk songs, English Downloads: 184 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Klers' violin repository of dance music : comprising reels, strathspeys, hornpipes, country dances, quadrilles, waltzes &c. - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Violin solo Downloads: 182 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Caledonian pocket companion : in six volumes, containing all the favourite Scotch tunes with their variations for the German flute - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 181 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Poems. By Allan Ramsay - Ramsay, Allan, 1686-1758 A collection of pamphlets previously issued separately by Ramsay. The collection was probably first published in 1719 without a collective titlepage and subsequently re-issued in April? 1720 with prefatory material and a collective titlepage but little attempt at continuous pagination. In later issues in 1720, 1721 and 1722, all with same collective titlepage dated 1720, increasing efforts were made at continuous pagination as the work was extended with new poems and the constituent parts were r... Keywords: English poetry; Scottish poetry Downloads: 174 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Caledonian pocket companion : containing fifty of the most favourite Scotch tunes several of them with variations, all set for the German flute - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL The titlepages to books 3-6 read: 'The Caledonian pocket companion containing a favourite collection of Scotch tunes with variations for the German flute or violin by James Oswald. London Printed for the author & sold at his musick shop in St. Martin's Church-Yard in the Strand.' Downloads: 172 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Wit and mirth: or, Pills to purge melancholy; being a collection of the best merry ballads and songs, old and new. Fitted to all humours, having each their proper tune for either voice, or instrument: most of the songs being new set .. - D'Urfey, Thomas, 1653-1723 A 19th century reprint from a broken set of the two issues of the 1719-20 edition. Vol. 1, 3-5 belong to the first issue; v. 2 and 6 to the second Keywords: Ballads, English Downloads: 172 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The songs of Robert Burns : now first printed with the melodies for which they were written : a study in tone-poetry : with bibliography, historical notes and glossary - Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 Includes bibliographies and indexes Keywords: Songs, Scots; Songs, Scots Downloads: 166 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Calliope, or, English harmony : a collection of the most celebrated English and Scots songs neatly engrav'd and embelish'd with designs adapted to the subject of each song taken from the compositions of the best masters in the most correct manner with the thorough bass and transpositions for the flute (proper for all teachers scholars and lovers of musick printed on a fine paper on each side which renders the undertaking more compleat than any thing of the kind ever publish'd - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Mostly for high voice and continuo (some for 2 voices & continuo); part for flute (i.e. recorder) at end of each song Keywords: Songs (High voice) with continuo; Songs, English Downloads: 157 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Irish minstrel : a selection from the vocal melodies of Ireland, ancient and modern - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 156 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | A selection of Scotish melodies : with symphonies and accompaniments for the piano forte - Bishop, Henry R. (Henry Rowley), Sir, 1786-1855 Pl. no.: 156 Keywords: Songs, Scots Downloads: 153 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Bingley's select vocalist : containing songs, glees, duets, &c. by eminent composers - Bingley, James Songs etc., mostly for 1-4 voices, with or without accompaniment Keywords: Songs; Glees, catches, rounds, etc Downloads: 152 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | An introduction to the skill of musick, in three books. : The first contains the grounds and rules of musick, according to the gam-ut, and other principles thereof. The second, instructions and lessons both for the bass-viol and treble-violin. The third, the art of descant, or composing musick in parts: in a more plain and easie method than any heretofore published. - Playford, John, 1623-1686? Originally published in 1654 as: A breefe introduction to the skill of musick Keywords: Music; Violin; Viola da gamba; Counterpoint Downloads: 151 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Anderson's budget of strathspeys, reels & country dances : for the German-flute or violin - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 149 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Jacobite relics of Scotland; being the songs, airs, and legends of the adherents to the House of Stuart - Hogg, James, the Ettrick Shepherd SCO Downloads: 147 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The minstrelsy of Scotland : 200 Scottish songs, adapted to their traditional airs - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 147 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Twelve Scotch, and twelve Irish airs with variations : set for the German flute violin or harpsichord, by Mr. Burk Thumoth - Thumoth, Burke Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 146 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | An introduction to the skill of musick, : in three books the first contains the grounds and rules of musick, acording to the gam-ut, and other principles thereof, the second, instructions and lessons both for the bass-viol and treble-violin, the third, The art of descant, or, Composing of musick in parts, in a more plain and easie method than any heretofore published - Playford, John, 1623-1686? Originally published in 1654 as: A breefe introduction to the skill of musick Keywords: Music; Violin; Counterpoint Downloads: 146 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The story of the bagpipe. [With illustrations, a bibliography, and a reprint of O'Farrell's Treatise on the Irish bagpipes, published in 1801.] (Volume London, 1911.) - Flood, William Henry Grattan NSCO Downloads: 143 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Davidson's collection of Scottish melody : containing above three hundred airs - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 143 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Whistle-Binkie, or, The piper of the party, etc - Whistle-Binkie SCO Downloads: 139 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The Scots musical museum : humbly dedicated to the Catch Club instituted at Edinr June 1771 by James Johnson - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 139 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | Edinburgh repository of music, : containing the most select English, Scottish & Irish airs - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 137 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | [Transcript of tunes found in various editions of Playford's Dancing master including those for the treble violin and of tunes in William Christie's Collection of strathspeys : with notes and index by John Muir Wood] - Playford, John 1623-1686? Also registered as NLS MS.3300 Downloads: 136 |  |
![[texts]](/images/mediatype_texts.gif) | The songs of Ireland : without words for the pianoforte - Ruggles-Brise, Dorothea, Lady, former owner. StEdNL Collection of John Glen (1833-1904) Downloads: 135 |  |
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